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1979 Lions Tour Series

Game 15

Western Division 12 lost to Great Britain 19

1979 Lions Tour
Game 15

Western Division		 12
–
19
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39707
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 4th July, 1979
Kick Off 3:00pm (local time)
Referee Giles O'Donnell
Venue Wade Park (Orange)
Crowd 4,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 – 7
Western Division Scoresheet Great Britain
Brian JOHNSTON T Phil HOGAN
John O'CONNOR   Gary STEPHENS
      John WOODS
 
Steve McWHIRTER 3 G 5/5 John WOODS
Western Division Teams Great Britain
John O'CONNOR 1 FB 1 Keith MUMBY
David MICHAEL 2 W 2 David BARENDS
Brian JOHNSTON 3 C 3 John WOODS
Brian GODFREY 4 C 4 Peter GLYNN
Tom BUNSWORTH 5 W 5 Eric HUGHES
 
Steve HALL 6 FE 6 David TOPLISS
Steve McWHIRTER 7 HB 7 Gary STEPHENS
 
Ross GIBSON 8 FR 8 John BURKE
Col DENNIS 9 HK 9 Graham LIPTROT
Roger BEETSON 10 FR 10 Mel JAMES
Ross McDERMOTT 11 2R 11 Brian LOCKWOOD (c)
Gary TAYLOR (c) 12 2R 12 Phil HOGAN
Luke ROSSER 13 L 13 Mick ADAMS
 
Mike FISH 14 B 14 Roy MATHIAS
Marshall PEACHEY 15 B 15 David WATKINSON
 
Bob WEIR   HC   Eric ASHTON
   
 

Team Info

Western Division

Previous Game:
1978 Kiwis Tour - Game 5 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
1984 Lions Tour - Game 4 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Kimball Riley (fullback), David Toohey (wing), Mark Smith (centre), Phil Phillips (halfback), Bob Blackburn (front row), Reg Davison (hooker), Jeff Davis (front row), Col Parkes (second row), Ian Rosser (lock), Alan Northey (bench), Steve Merritt (bench)
In:
John O'Connor (fullback), Brian Godfrey (centre), Tom Bunsworth (wing), Steve McWhirter (halfback), Ross Gibson (front row), Col Dennis (hooker), Roger Beetson (front row), Ross McDermott (second row), Luke Rosser (lock), Mike Fish (bench), Marshall Peachey (bench)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1979 Lions Tour - Game 14 vs. Illawarra Firsts
Next Game:
1979 Lions Tour - Game 16 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
George Fairbairn (wing), Steve Evans (centre), Alan Redfearn (five-eighth), Charlie Stone (front row), Jeff Grayshon (second row), Len Casey (lock), Doug Laughton (bench)
In:
John Woods (centre), Eric Hughes (wing), David Topliss (five-eighth), Mel James (front row), Brian Lockwood (second row), Phil Hogan (second row), Mick Adams (lock)
Changes:
Roy Mathias (wing to bench), David Watkinson (hooker to bench), Graham Liptrot (second row to hooker), David Barends (bench to wing)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash